Frozen colostrum and milk is fine.
No treatment for a stroke or nerve damage except time to allow the possible recovery of faculties. I would be on the spot to assist with her kidding and watch closely since if she is partially paralyzed on one side, she might need help from you pulling the kids. I would bottle feed the kids. Try to milk her on the stand. Maybe build a ramp for her? See if she can milk ok - let down working etc. Dry her up sooner than normal, and see if she recovers over the next 6 months. I would not breed her again since she could suffer another stroke.
Here is an article I found on line about meningeal worms. The symptoms seem similar. M-worm: A nightmare for goat, sheep, and camelid owners - The Thrifty Homesteader
If she has meningeal worms, the recovery is not good unless you treated her immediately with high doses of Fenbendazole, Ivermectin, etc. 110-20% only.
If she has meningeal worms and recovers, she may have received permanent damage to her spine and brain that will not recover.
If it were me, I would pull the kids as soon as they are born, heat treat the colostrum, pasteurize their milk, and bottle feed. This will have the added benefit of allowing the doe to recover as much as she possibly can without the stress of lactation. If the doe remains affected, put her down and have a necropsy to find out the cause. If you have M-worms on the property, you will want to know.
I hope this doesn't sound harsh or cruel. If she is not going to recover, putting her down and pinpointing the cause would be the best thing for her and for you and your herd.
Here is another interview by the same author with a vet about this worm. This article might help you decide what to do.
Deer Worm in Goats
01.27.2021 by
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Episode 34
For The Love Of Goats
"Tatiana L. Stanton 31:42
I know, my experience has been with it—I had some goats on that study—is that, while they can make it through one pregnancy, the damage will repeat itself. And they used to think, “Oh, they’ve been infected with deer worm again.” But what it really is, is that they have nerve damage. And even though you’ve treated them for them, and they’re doing well, it may be the next breeding season when the buck mounts them, or hey, someone beat them up, you know. It aggravates that nerve damage. And then, of course, being pregnant again. So what I’ve found is, usually, the animals I have that recover enough to be breeding-sound, but are still slightly off, that usually they’ll get worse and worse in succeeding pregnancies. And so they usually won’t live out as long a life, you know. I will usually cull them at some point rather than having them live out a really, really long life. You know, so you have to play it by ear and know that there was that nerve damage there, and you’ve masked it, and maybe they’ll fully recover, but maybe they won’t.
Deborah Niemann 32:42
That’s really good to know, because the one I had was young when she got it, and the one who recovered. But, if you have an animal that, you know, like, is a finished champion, or just very valuable to you for some reason, you know, she’s only four or five years old, you should realize that your time for breeding her may be shorter than normal. So, if you wanted to do that awesome breeding with her and your favorite buck, do it this year, because next year might not be so good."
